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When by chance Madame Raquin and Camille went downstairs, Therese bounded from her chair, to silently, and with brutal energy, press her lips to those of her sweetheart, remaining thus breathless and choking until she heard the stairs creak.
Then Therese tore herself roughly away, and, without turning her head, quitted the garret and went downstairs.
It seemed to her that she had just come downstairs from her visit to Laurent, so full were her ears of the words she had recently heard.
All three went downstairs again.
At last all four went downstairs.
Michaud and his son went downstairs, followed by Laurent.
When ready to start, she came downstairs staggering, and was assisted into the cab by Olivier.
Again he went over the distance separating him from Therese: he went downstairs, he passed before the cellar at a run, and found himself outside the house; he took all the streets he had followed before, when he was dreaming with his eyes open; he entered the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, ascended the little staircase and scratched at the door.
He put on his hat, and went downstairs.
As he went downstairs his new clothes made him look rigid.
As he went downstairs, Laurent returned to the studio, feeling very much upset.
The few seconds they had taken to run downstairs had suffered to show them, as in a flash, all the consequences of a confession.
The various sounds which found their way downstairs announced the commencement of the first quadrille.
He hurriedly wrapped himself in a travelling-shawl and dressing-gown, and proceeded downstairs.
'I'll carry her downstairs.'
Whether it was the unwonted exertion he had undergone, or the heat, or the brandy-and-water, or the strange bed--whatever it was, his thoughts kept reverting very uncomfortably to the grim pictures downstairs, and the old stories to which they had given rise in the course of the evening.
'Now help me, lead this woman downstairs.''Oh, I am better now,' said Mrs. Bardell faintly.
'Let me lead you downstairs,' said the ever-gallant Mr. Tupman.
And downstairs she was led accordingly, accompanied by her affectionate son.
'Tom surveyed the rooms he passed through, on his way downstairs, with the scrutinising eye of a landlord; thinking it not impossible, that before long, they and their contents would be his property.
The two girls went downstairs for the pipe, and upstairs for the pipe, and everywhere but where they knew the pipe was, and old Lobbs stormed away meanwhile, in the most wonderful manner.
By and by, there comes a great bustle downstairs, and a lanky chap with a red nose and a white neckcloth rushes up, and sings out, "Here's the shepherd a-coming to wisit his faithful flock;" and in comes a fat chap in black, vith a great white face, a-smilin' avay like clockwork.
I was just a-thinkin' whether I hadn't better begin too--'specially as there was a wery nice lady a-sittin' next me--ven in comes the tea, and your mother-in-law, as had been makin' the kettle bile downstairs.
So he roused himself, and began to undress, when he recollected he had left his watch on the table downstairs.
So as it was pretty late now, and he was unwilling to ring his bell at that hour of the night, he slipped on his coat, of which he had just divested himself, and taking the japanned candlestick in his hand, walked quietly downstairs.
Muzzle!''Yes, your Worship.''Is Grummer downstairs?''Yes, your Worship.''Send him up.'
I only vish you'd write me out the receipt, that's all.''Hush!' said Sam, 'she's at home, old feller.''She ain't vithin hearin',' replied Mr. Weller; 'she always goes and blows up, downstairs, for a couple of hours arter tea; so we'll just give ourselves a damp, Sammy.'Saying this, Mr. Weller mixed two glasses of spirits-and-water, and produced a couple of pipes.
There was a glorious supper downstairs, notwithstanding, and a good long sitting after it; and when Mr. Pickwick awoke, late the next morning, he had a confused recollection of having, severally and confidentially, invited somewhere about five-and-forty people to dine with him at the George and Vulture, the very first time they came to London; which Mr. Pickwick rightly considered a pretty certain indication of his having taken something besides exercise, on the previous night.
'There's a couple o' sawbones downstairs.''A couple of what!' exclaimed Mr. Pickwick, sitting up in bed.
Trundle had a couple of pair, and the fat boy announced that there were half a dozen more downstairs; whereat Mr. Winkle expressed exquisite delight, and looked exquisitely uncomfortable.
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